Example sentences of "[verb] the first time " in BNC.
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| 31 | If you put the two together erm you i it becomes understandable why they , they adopted these policies to the south , even though sort of from what happened the first time particularly in a retrospective way , the expectation would be you would , this would be the are where you would go for land reform straight away . |
| 32 | I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other . |
| 33 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 34 | Y'know , I can remember the first time I wore them . |
| 35 | I can remember the first time I got drunk on Scotch . |
| 36 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 37 | D' you remember the first time ? ’ |
| 38 | I do n't know how much of it I remembered , cos I 've seen it so often now , mm , ca n't remember the first time I saw it Did n't know . |
| 39 | I can remember the first time I ever |
| 40 | Read the first time on 12 February 1844 , his creditors and debtors bill was read a second time on 30 April . |
| 41 | Brought up , and read the First time . |
| 42 | A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clandestine Outlawries ; read the First time ; to be read a Second time . |
| 43 | Brought up , and read the First time . |
| 44 | Brought up , and read the First time . |
| 45 | The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live , in full , from the sub-continent . |
| 46 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Speech Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Co , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 47 | The company claims the product , originally developed by the Cambridge University Engineering Department Spaach Group and available through an exclusive alliance with Cambridge University Technology Transfer Company , marks the first time these capabilities have been available in a single commercial product . |
| 48 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |
| 49 | Five years in the making , ‘ The Century of Tung Ch'i-ch'ang ’ marks the first time the two Chinese museums have participated jointly on an international exhibition . |
| 50 | A series of lectures organized by the National Arts Collections Fund focusing on creating and preserving collections and will be held during the fair ; it marks the first time that the NACF has initiated a project at a trade fair . |
| 51 | It was a bit perplexing the first time I heard the chant though , because of the other associations that could be drawn from it ! |
| 52 | If the ruse did n't work the first time , it invariably did on the second occasion . |
| 53 | And we talked of the Red Fort and how Pakeezah had cried the first time she went around it as a schoolgirl . |
| 54 | Added to that , there was something about the Wartberg works that I found soothing the first time I went there for the interview . |
| 55 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 56 | ‘ Bulk ’ transfer should be used the first time information of a given type is transferred , thereafter this information can be kept up to date with LIFESPAN by use of ‘ incremental ’ transfers . |
| 57 | The Professional Aviation Jet Prop DC-3 from the Republic of South Africa ( marking the first time the RSA has ever displayed an aircraft at Farnborough ) employs the Schafer/Aero Modifications International design ( first flown in the US in August 1986 ) and they have been ‘ building ’ examples since 1991 . |
| 58 | S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure . |
| 59 | I remember the first time I offered Dana one of these cigarettes : he accepted one , and I then took one myself . |
| 60 | But you always remember the first time . |